Ok I know what depression is… I had it before and was treated for it and to the best of my knowledge it’s gone… kaput… finito… BUT I noticed i’ve become very careless. Like I just dont give a rat’s ass about anything anymore… the way I look, the neatness of my room, my life, my future goals, my school… my health… and no matter how much I try to care… I just dont. I’ve even stopped taking some very important medication simply cuz I cant be bothered. And its not laziness… I’ve been lazy… but never like this before. I try and I try but I just DONT CARE… about anything anymore.
My family says I should see a therapist or soemthing again cuz they think its depression… I disagree… I think its just me being free and taking life very easy… what do y’all say?
it could be side effect of the depression medication.. Maybe you should try supplements like Ginseng or Ginko Bloba .. they are good to bring the focus of attention back that is often lost by using anti depressants
That's not rare at all. Its quite common actually. It's called numbness. It's a by-product of depression. Actually, its the tail end of depression. You might not feel depressed per say but what you're feeling is a sensitive feeling of being "done with it all".
Take some supplements and see someone for it. It's natural but not healthy.
Yeah YP, that's EXACTLY how I feel... like I cant be bothered by anyone/anything at all. I simply dont think its worth my time, energy, or tears anymore. So its not depression its just the finishing stage of it... right?
Yes, it's the tail end of it. This period lasts for some while. Since it's characteristics are very similar to depression, uninformed people often mistake it for that. Luckily, it's not.
Let's assume you enjoy dancing. Now, during depression, you'd feel sad and teary-eyed and not be able to pull yourself together enough to go out and bust some moves. However, during this numbness period, you wont feel sadness or hopelessness. Instead, you won't feel the sheer motivation to get up and go out to dance. Since in both cases you're not going out and dancing, people think the reasons are the same when they're actually different.
The time frame this will continue is different with everyone. You will feel loss of interest in things you once enjoyed but you won't have extreme feelings of sadness or anxiety.
Things might make you laugh or even crack up, but once you stop, you probably forget why you even bothered wasting energy on breaking a smile.
Your thoughts are all in a haze. The most significant idea about numbness is just that. You are numb towards the things around you and nothing seems to be able to snap you out of it.
Soon it will pass. However, sometimes, not always, this can be followed by random outbursts of anger. If you see that change, you will be the tail end of numbness.
Take some herbal meds for this. They're available over the counter and are very effective. If later, you do get outbursts of anger and you feel overwhelmed, get some help. Talk to a trusted friend or a therapist.
As Your President said, this is part of depression. It's apathy. It's very common. It's also not the tail end of it though. It's part and parcel of it. Sometimes when people are depressed they cycle through periods of intense sadness (crying all the time), or numbness. I suggest you seek out therapy. They're there to help you and reach the root of the problem (whether it's chemical, or otherwise).
However, I'm disagreeing with him about taking herbal supplements. DO NOT take any. You don't know how they would interact with the medication you've already been taking.
For example, St Johns Wart is known to be good for depression. The draw back? It's an MAO Inhbitor. If you have been taking ssri's and combine this with it, it would have SERIOUS side effects. So please don't stop taking your medications or start on any new ones until your doctor has taken a look at everything you're taking and wish to take and gives you the ok for it.
As Your President said, this is part of depression. It's apathy. It's very common. It's also not the tail end of it though. It's part and parcel of it.
That's true to an extent. However, like everything else, there's more than one school of thought about where apathy lies in the cycle of depression.
Psychology varies slightly in most aspects.
However, I'm disagreeing with him about taking herbal supplements. DO NOT take any. You don't know how they would interact with the medication you've already been taking.
For example, St Johns Wart is known to be good for depression. The draw back? It's an MAO Inhbitor. If you have been taking ssri's and combine this with it, it would have SERIOUS side effects. So please don't stop taking your medications or start on any new ones until your doctor has taken a look at everything you're taking and wish to take and gives you the ok for it.
I believe she isn't on any medication currently. That is why I suggested herbal supplements. Almost always herbal supplements don't interact with anything but if someone is on prescription, a doctor should be consulted. In her case, I believe she said she's not taking anything at the moment.
But I do agree, before starting any regular allopathic regimen, a doctor should be consulted.
Thank you for adding to my post. I always appreciate intelligent input.
I believe she isn't on any medication currently. That is why I suggested herbal supplements. Almost always herbal supplements don't interact with anything but if someone is on prescription, a doctor should be consulted. In her case, I believe she said she's not taking anything at the moment.
But I do agree, before starting any regular allopathic regimen, a doctor should be consulted.
Thank you for adding to my post. I always appreciate intelligent input.
my sister is taking anti-depressant,and other medication...she has the same exact problem, and i really hated.
she is very lazy, she take care of her looks. but her room is a mess. she doesn't do nothing at all..she just eat. she has no interest of washing dishes, picking garbage she knows that needs to change...no interest of household stuff at all. period.
i think its the drug she is taking...but even she off the medication like she was 1 month ago...it came back again...depression/anixety. so she needs to be on medications.
but i don't know why drugs make very lazy person, eventhough she care for her looks/keep herself clean, but not househoold stuff etc. whyyyyyyyyyyy i always think about it.
its been a year, when she was diagnosed depression/anxiety.
btw, what caused u depression? and how long its been?
My sister got it cuz we lost our mom 3 years ago, and her career. i have read online those things cause depression/anxiety for ppl who r veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sensitive.
My sister doesn't move on, she doesn't let her past go.